Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
183
214
214
211
183
180
178
173
166
121
156
154
151
151
154
149
251
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:27PM1.57m
8:06AM1.26m
6:45PM1.55m
8:41AM1.35m
7:52PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:03AM-0.06m
12:57PM0.82m
1:55AM-0.04m
2:02PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
22
21
20
23
21
19
19
19
22
20
20
22
21
20
20
25
Feels °C
22
21
21
20
20
22
21
19
20
20
21
19
19
21
20
20
21
24
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